What do your male preschool age boys chit chat about

[Anonymous]

00:36 here again. Yes, bathroom humor is huge (even if, or perhaps because, discouraged by Mom). I would note that there is a large range of talkativeness. While my ds is never a font of information about what happened at school that day (his normally incredible memory seems to go completely blank), he is a non-stop talker otherwise. But most of his friends are quieter.

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Our 5 year old is fanatical about trains and the solar system. Agree that t-shirts are a good opener.

FWIW, we're told by our son's teachers and by his classmates' parents that he is very, very well liked. Several families we don't know well have contacted us to ensure that he is available on a given date before they schedule their kid's birthday party. It also seems that he has turned into a bit of a leader at the school, to the extent that's possible. He's 5, and I fully realize how crazy that sounds. What's crazier is that he is a relatively quiet, low-key little boy who is a bit smaller than others. When he was three, he barely interacted with people outside of the fialy adn a few close friends. Now he just does his thing and generally likes people. None of the stereotypical traits for a popular little kid. While I of course adore him as our son, and love his quiet, reflective nature, I'm really surprised that it has been so easy for him to make friends. All of that is to say that kids with a wide range of personalities find their way socially (with support, of course), and that I'm confident that your son will find good friends who appreciate him for who he is and encourage him to pursue his interests. Good luck.

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My quirky kid wants to talk about the metro.

[Anonymous]

My son and his pals-he has been in day care with them for years so knows them well-talk about who is faster, stronger, a better painter, etc. all day long. They also like Star Wars and my son is interested in cars, robots and science experiments. I would ask the preschool teacher to facilitate discussions and model for him how to chit chat.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'd give your son a little more time. My son has some similar traits -- he also memorized presidents and states, and is interested in lots of other things most preschool boys don't care about like world geography, the Revolutionary War, etc. He's also an avid dinosaur and animal lover, and his peers seem much more interested in the facts he has to share on those topics. When he was 3/4 he played mostly by himself at school and sometimes with a friend or two. But this year (he's 5 now), he really changed. He was very social and started engaging in more typical "boy" behavior and having more typical boy interests. He's still not like most boys his age (he doesn't really care about Star Wars, generally doesn't run around screaming and acting crazy, and spends a lot of his time reading and playing on his own), but I don't worry about him nearly as much as I did a couple of years ago.

[Anonymous]

Sta Wars. My son has never seen star wars and it is all he talks about. Bad Guys. They play tag a lot on the play ground.

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wow - if any of you, including OP, with preschool boys into presidents and geography live in close-in No Va (or thereabouts) and want to get together for a playdate, please do post contact information

I have a 4.5 year old boy who is also "quirky." He's very sweet, well behaved and a totally chatterbox with those he's close to and he likes to run races and engage in active play -- but not to the extent of a lot of other boys his age. He really hasn't found a true friend yet at school who shares his interests. Based on my observations of his peers, there really isn't a lot of "chatting" going on at all around the 4 year old mark. There's always a lot of aimless running, generally some conflict, etc...My son will join in for a while and then gets a look on his face like "hey, why are we doing this...?" I was so surprised to read OP's inquiry because my son is in the process of learning all the presidents names, is super interested in geography and he spends hours each day with his atlas and his other science books. I actually hope my son will find things socially easier in a few years when there is more conversation and he can better find kids with common interests and personalities.

My son loves pretend play, but it's more of the kind of thing where different couch cushions are boats going to different continents and the stuffed animals are the passengers and so forth. I think it would be hard for me to get him engaged in playing with action figures, star wars, etc...

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My son has become much more aware of others around him as he has gone through preschool. Now at age 5, he is more aware of what is socially acceptable to the kids he plays with where a year ago, he would've had no problems talking to his peers about his love of insects, weather and dinosaurs. When he finds another kid (esp a boy) who loves insects, he will let down his guard and start talking non-stop about them. It has been interesting to see this slow transformation in his awareness.

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My son is 6- big topics: bad words, bathroom humor, Greek Gods, toys, T-shirts, McDonalds, Movies, TV shows, having friends over, birthday parties

Other son is 2.5- big topics: Bob the builder, trucks, cars, swimming

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was so surprised to read OP's inquiry because my son is in the process of learning all the presidents names, is super interested in geography and he spends hours each day with his atlas and his other science books. ...

NP here. Do you sit with him while he's learning the presidents name or states? Can he read the atlas by himself?

My 4.5 yrd talks about star wars, harry potter, swimming. He just now watched the first harry potter and that's all he talks about. He's never seen star wars, but plays star wars lego Wii. He will also offer any info on our last trips/excursion - even if it's a visit to the park or museum.

Our friends 4 yr old knows names of ALL the dinosaurs. Should I be worried my son isn't into the nonfiction?

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Most boys I know (and I used to teach ES) were interested in some type of non-fiction. My son is a dinosaur fan and knows all of their names (and corrects me if I pronounce them incorrectly). PP- There is nothing wrong with video games but make sure it is limited. If you see your son becoming obsessed (some boys are prone to becoming addicted), have a plan for removing the games. When I taught 4th grade, many of the boys in the class had NO other interests other than video games. I think they were introduced too early and the boys weren't allowed to develop other interests.

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What I've observed coming from 3 and 4 year old boys (and some girls).
*Names of family members
*What their parents sleep in, most find it hilarious that their daddies sleep in underwear
*Pets
*Their homes, describing their rooms, bathrooms, and yards
*Clothes, be it what they are wearing or what they have at home in their closet
*Food they like and dislike
*What they get to watch on television
*Actual dreams or nightmares. One kid will start with a real one and then it kind of snowballs from there.
*Places they have been
*Things they want to do with their parents

[Anonymous]

8:08 - the video game time is limited and when we put it away for a bad behavior he's fine with it and doesn't ask for it.

I've introduced him to dinosaurs, trucks, animals, taken him to the museums and he's showns interest, but nothing to where he wants to know everything about it. how do I proceed?

[Anonymous]

Some kids are just more in depth than others. My son has gone from tractors to insects to dinosaurs and he was interested in each in depth. But our neighbor's son isn't like that. He is interested in many different things but doesn't care to exhaust one subject before moving onto the next one. I wouldn't worry about it PP. Take him to different places and read him different books.

[Anonymous]

I'm a PP. My 5 YO son just had a lengthy conversation with his best friend about who made the bigger poop this morning, and how many poops it would take to fill a dump truck. Clearly, people should keep their kids away from our son for a few days.